Polar Draw 允许你创建流程图、绘制矢量图形、光栅图像和各种各样的底纹、色彩效果的超连接,你可以把各种对象聚合在一起,例如图像和文本,利用对象的聚合和自定义的画图功能创建的图表可具有类似于Microsoft Visio 、Adobe Illustrator 以及 CorelDRAW专业制图工具所拥有的效果。
Polar Draw allows you to create flow charts, vector drawings, raster images and more with the ability to include hyperlinks and various shading and coloring effects. You can group objects together, include images and text, link them together and apply custom drawing effects to create charts similar to Microsoft Visio, Adobe Illustrator, and CorelDRAW.
Polar Draw作为一个ActiveX控件能方便为你的应用程序创建Visio样式的图表。
主要特点:
Polar Draw为当今市场上独有的强大的绘图软件,它的主要特点如下:
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流程图
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矢量图
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超链接
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光栅图像工具
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文本编辑
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对象模式
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数据库链接
Polar Draw can empower your application with following features:
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Full source code
Polar Draw Component is completely written in Microsoft Visual C++. Source code, which you get for free, has many advantages:
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Ability to customize it;
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You can further develop the product;
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Complete control of the product's programming quality;
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Now it is free!
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Source code license agreement
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Flowcharting
This functionality enables Polar Draw to become a powerful flow charting tool. The link object is a special object that has the sole purpose of connecting shapes together. Since it is a real shape, you can set properties for it:
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Arrowheads, style and size;
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Line color, thickness and style;
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Shape name, for easier identification.
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Object links in flowcharting:
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Rectilinear and direct object links;
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Ability to edit nodes and links through source code;
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Object avoidance: auto-routing algorithm routes the connecting line around other objects;
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Adjusting the position of the first and the last point of a link.
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Vector drawing
Polar Draw comes with a set of predefined shapes, such as: Arcs; Dimension line; Rectangle; Curve; Ellipse; Line; Freeform polygons; Text; Diamond; Triangle; Right triangle; Parallelogram; Trapezoid; Hexagon; Octagon; Plus sign; Star; Pentagon; Left arrow; Scribble; Etc.
You can subject shapes to:
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Formatting;
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Grouping/Ungrouping;
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Moving;
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Rotating;
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Flipping;
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Reversing, etc.
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Hyperlinking
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Simply add hyperlinks to each shape and drawing page. Through a hyperlink you can jump to another Polar Draw drawing, another file (.DOC, .XLS, etc.), or your Web site for example!
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Raster imaging tools
Several raster imaging tools are @ your disposal:
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Filling shapes with patterns, textures, pictures (BMP,JPG, GIF, metafiles) and with all standard colors;
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Bitmap effects to shapes and/or their shadows (brighten, add and limit color, transparency, heatmap, tinted grayscale, custom color map, invert, etc.);
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Lens effects.
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Text editing
Polar Draw has a variety of text manipulating devices:
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Plain text: This device is convenient when drawing titles, logos, or other short text you want to manipulate, i.e. rotate, stretch, flip, custom-fill, etc.;
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Text boxes: This device is suitable for manipulating large blocks of formatted text;
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Displaying and editing text in any shape;
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WYSIWYG RTF text editor.
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Object model
The object model of Polar Draw is improved and therefore far more logical and intuitive. It allows you to manipulate shapes and events quickly and easily.
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Database connections
Polar Draw can also read data from or write data to a memory variable defined as a Binary Large Object (BLOB.) This allows you to store Polar Draw documents in a database table and later retrieve them from the database table.
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Workspace display
A variety of properties are available to set the way you want the drawing workspace to be displayed with:
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Guidelines;
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Grid;
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Paper background;
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Scroll bars;
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Coordinate system
Polar Draw has a single absolute coordinate system. It utilizes:
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Millimeters;
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Centimeters;
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Twips;
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Himetric units;
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Hienglish units (0.001 inch);
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Inches;
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Points;
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Picas;
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Pixels, as measurement units.
It is easy to switch from one to another.
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Printing
Several useful printing options are @ your disposal:
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Polar Draw prints the whole drawing or only selected shapes;
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Specifies print settings such as margins, orientation, paper size, etc.;
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Complete control of printing, Print Preview and PrinterSetup dialog box.
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Other features
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Unlimited Undo-Redo capability;
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Zooming;
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Panning;
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Dynamic re-ordering and object grouping;
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Many C++ and VB sample projects with complete source code.
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Compatibility
Polar Draw is compatible with a wide range of development languages and platforms, including:
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MS Visual Basic;
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MS Visual C++;
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MS FoxPro for Windows;
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Borland C++Builder;
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Borland Delphi;
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Any other 32-bit programming environments that support ActiveX components.